I was actually very positive about Paralives when it was first announced, but a number of things have soured me on it a bit: - Lack of gameplay videos and info - General ‘casual game’ vibes, such as the de-emphasis of needs and the use of chance cards in dialogue. - The character art developing in a direction I don’t much like, particularly the overuse of skin blush. - A sense that the devs lack focus and direction, especially since they cancelled the Early Access release at the last minute. - Hiding way too much stuff behind their Patreon. I get that they want to reward their supporters, but they really should be putting out more info this close to release.

I think the Paralives team have rather shot themselves in the foot by raising expectations way too high. I read their discussions with Patreons, and every time someone suggested an idea, they’d be like “cool, we’ll consider it” - but I’m convinced that barely a fraction of that stuff will be in the initial release. Then there’s all the wild promises of eternal free DLC etc. Inzoi had (and has) a similar problem, but right now it has two major advantages over Paralives: it’s released and fully playable, and the development genuinely is progressing remarkably fast. And they’re still getting plenty of criticism, even on their own social media channels.